| Author(s): |
Changbo Fu; Thomas R. Gentile; W M. Snow; |
| Title: |
Limits on Possible New Monopole-Dipole Interactions from the Spin Relaxation Time of Polarized He-3 Gas |
| Published: |
February 23, 2011 |
| Abstract: |
Various theories beyond the Standard Model predict new particles with masses in the sub-eV range with very weak couplings to ordinary matter. A P-odd and T-odd interaction between polarized and unpolarized matter proportional to s.r is one such possibility, where r is the distance between the two particles, and s is the spin of the polarized one. Such an interaction involving a scalar coupling gs at one vertex and a pseudoscalar coupling gp at the other vertex can be induced by the exchange of spin-0 particles between fermions. We show that measurements of the transverse spin relaxation rate Gamma_2 for polarized gas can be used to set limits on the product gs*gp for particle masses in the micro-electron volt to milli-electron volt range, corresponding to distances of the order of millimeters. We present limits from both a reanalysis of previous measurements of Gamma_2 in 3He spin exchange cells and from data in a test experiment searching for a change in Gamma_2 upon the motion of an unpolarized test mass. The outlook for more sensitive measurements using this technique is discussed. |
| Citation: |
Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology) |
| Pages: |
pp. 031504-1 - 031504-5 |
| Keywords: |
He-3; monopole-dipole; polarized; |
| Research Areas: |
Neutron Physics |
